Tagged content
The rule check reports whether all content in the document is tagged or marked as an artifact.
Artifacts are graphics objects that are typically not part of the author’s original content but rather are generated by the PDF producer application in the course of pagination, layout, or other strictly mechanical processes. Artifacts are not read by a screen reader. Page numbers, headers, and footers are often tagged as artifacts.
To fix the issue, do any of the following in Foxit PDF Editor Pro:
- Mark the content as an artifact. To do this, select the content in the Content panel in the navigation pane, click the Options menu at the top of the Contents panel, and choose Create Artifact (or right-click the content in the Content panel and choose Create Artifact).
- Tag the content using the Reading Order command in the Accessibility tab.
- Assign tags for text contents through the Tags panel. To do this, select the text contents with the Select Text and Image command, click the Options menu at the top of the Tags panel, and choose Create Tag from Selection (or right-click the element in the Tags tree in the Tags Panel and choose Create Tag from Selection).
Tagged annotations
The check reports whether all annotations in the document are tagged or marked as an artifact. To fix the issue, do either of the following in Foxit PDF Editor Pro:
- Select the content in the Content panel in the navigation pane, click the Options menu at the top of the Contents panel, and choose Create Artifact (or right-click the content in the Content panel and choose Create Artifact).
- Tag the content using the Reading Order command in the Accessibility tab.
Tip: You can enable Tag Annotations in the Tags panel by clicking the Optionsmenu at the top of the Tags panel and selecting Tag Annotations (or right-clicking any tag to select Tag Annotations) so that all new annotations will be tagged automatically as they are created.
Tab order
The check reports whether the tab order parallels the document structure. To fix the issue automatically, right-click the rule in the Accessibility Check panel in the navigation pane and choose Fix from the context menu in Foxit PDF Editor Pro. You can also click the Pages panel in the navigation pane, right-click the pages that failed in the rule check, choose Properties… and select Use Document Structure in the Tab Order tab to set the tab order manually.
Character encoding
A correct character encoding is required to display readable text in software/hardware. To fix the issue, you need to check whether the necessary fonts have been installed on your system or re-create the PDF from a file that uses a proper font (preferably OpenType).
Tagged multimedia
Checks whether all multimedia objects in the document are tagged or marked as an artifact. To fix the issue, do one of the following in Foxit PDF Editor Pro:
- Mark the content as an artifact by right-clicking it and choosing Create Artifact in the Contents panel in the navigation pane.
- Tag the content using the Reading Order command in the Accessibility tab.
Screen flicker
Document content, like animations and scripts that can make the screen flicker, is not accessible for people who have photosensitive epilepsy and can be difficult to see when the screen is magnified. To fix the issue, you need to remove or modify the content that can make the screen flicker.
Scripts
If the document contains scripts, the scripting shouldn’t interfere with keyboard navigation or prevent the use of any input device. To fix the issue, you need to remove or modify the script or content that doesn’t meet the accessibility rule.
Timed responses
If the document contains forms with JavaScript that requires timed response, the check fails. To fix the issue, edit the scripts to give users enough time to read and use the content, or remove the scripts.
Navigation links
The check reports whether the URLs in the document are active links that are correctly tagged. To fix the issue, check navigation links manually and make sure that the content doesn’t have too many identical links.